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Dragon Boat Festival at Coolray Field
The Awakening of the Dragon event presented by Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Atlanta at Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field in Lawrenceville on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Dragon Boat Atlanta welcomes the arrival of the New Dragon Boat, in an Ancient Chinese Tradition "Awakening of the Dragon Ceremony".
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Pin Pin Chau, President and CEO of Touchmark Bank, dots on the eye of the Dragon during the Awakening of the Dragon event presented by Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Atlanta at Gwinnett Braves Coolray Field in Lawrenceville on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Dragon Boat Atlanta welcomes the arrival of the New Dragon Boat, in an Ancient Chinese Tradition "Awakening of the Dragon Ceremony".
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